Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
8
8
6
6
6
6
8
8
23
18
52
62
62
66
74
90
142
187
191
191
169
169
138
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
0
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
4:05PM1.75m
4:30AM1.90m
5:03PM1.79m
5:21AM1.90m
5:54PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.38m
10:14PM0.41m
10:53AM0.35m
11:10PM0.41m
11:42AM0.30m
00:01AM0.40m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
13
13
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
16
16
17
16
17
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.4
NE
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
12
8
8
6
3
3
2
2
2
11
11
11
11
27
23
12
10
10
187
191
191
169
169
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
17
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.3
N
11
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
12
8
11
2
22
2
2
10
10
22
10
4
10
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
13
12
6
11
8
8
2
5
5
2
2
10
4
10
4
4
8
21
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
5
6
6
3
1
23
18
52
62
62
66
74
90
142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
127
127
127
34
127
127
82
82
57
7
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
80
14
0
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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